"It was very fun," McGuinness said. "I was very confident, and I'm glad that I won."

Estridge was required her to perform at least one axle jump. Estridge had two axles in her routine and landed both of them.

"I was really happy at the end of my program," Estridge said. "I was relieved that I landed both of them."

Smith, who has been skating for 3﻿1/2 years, took first in her group before advancing to the preliminary finals. Smith has also had a couple of first- and second-place finishes this season in various small competitions.

"I think I did good," Smith said.

All three skaters train five days a week at IceTime in Newburgh and take private lessons from world-class skaters Andrei Timohkin and Alexandra Potcheikina.

McGuinness, Estridge and Smith have aspirations of competing in nationals and in the Olympics.